Nativity scenes have always fascinated me. Even as a child, my mother had to protect the small baby Jesus in her nativity set from my chubby little hands. I was …
Christmas isn’t here yet and I love to listen to music that reminds me of that. Here are some of my favourites: I chose this version because I love the lyrics …
The baby stirs, Gently brushing the warming hay From a face still crinkled by the passage of birth. His tiny hands, clutching at invisible stars, Already destined to be fastened …
This afternoon’s post is the second in the series Advent in Art by Mark Pierson. You may like to access these directly at Advent in Art or follow Thalia Kehoe Rowden …
Mary’s Act of Hospitality Let’s start with Tanner’s depiction of the Annunciation, where Mary looks, frankly, less than thrilled. Luke tells the story, sourced presumably from Mary herself, years later, …
I posted this prayer on Facebook this morning and have been thinking about the wonder of breath ever since. Breath is miraculous. It is life. Some feel it is the …
My Advent manger wreath is finished, at least I thought it was until I started asking myself. Whom have I left out? Suddenly I realized how white my circle was. …
As I mentioned last week I plan to repost the four podcasts we did last year for Advent as I feel their content is extremely timely for this year. This …
The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek but is …
Today’s prayers come from John Birch’s new book The Act of Prayer Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15A; Mark 1:1-8 Opening Prayer As people walk by to purchase …
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